Suzanne J. Rood

Tuesday

May 1, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 1, 2007 at 1:21 AM

Suzanne J. Rood

Suzanne J. (Langdon) Rood, 68, of Hampton, N.H., died April 27, 2007, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends, after a courageous four-year battle with lymphoma. She was the wife of Churchill G. “Skip” Rood, with whom she had shared 45 years of marriage.

Mrs. Rood was a well-loved educator who loved teaching and left her mark on hundreds of young people, as well as her teaching colleagues. They returned to pay their respects in a steady procession over the years, a testament as to how effective she was in the classroom and how loved she was by many of them.

Born February 11, 1939, in Wyandotte, Mich., she was the daughter of the late William and Leona Langdon.

Mrs. Rood loved quilting, reading and spending time with her family and friends at their log cabin on the Maine coast. She was truly a lovely, giving and caring wife, mother and friend. She spent a number of years as a hospice volunteer and served on numerous other charitable and service boards and committees. She was known as someone who always put others before herself. Her sparkling sense of humor kept those around her laughing up to her final moments. Mrs. Rood was rich beyond words in countless friendships and will be missed by so many.

In addition to her husband, Skip, she is survived by two daughters, Amy K. Rood and her life partner, Peter J. Mittendorf, of Rutland, Vt. and Jennifer A. Olson and her husband, Kenneth P., of Hyde Park, Vt.; a granddaughter, Emma Olson of Hyde Park; a brother, Kenneth Langdon of Michigan and Florida; and nieces and nephews.

Her memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 2, at 11 a.m. in the First Parish Church Congregational, Central Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea. Arrangements are by the Levesque Funeral Home of Salem.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lanpher Memorial Library, Hyde Park, VT 05655 or to one’s local hospice.